{"id":286524,"date":"2011-03-02T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/e-on-sells-its-uk-power-network\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T09:28:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:28:06","slug":"e-on-sells-its-uk-power-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/e-on-sells-its-uk-power-network\/","title":{"rendered":"E.On sells its UK power network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"47.2696245734\">\n        \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>2 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>04:28 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>German energy firm E.On is to sell its UK power network to US business Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) in deal worth \u00a34bn ($6.5bn).<\/p>\n<p>E.On UK is selling its Central Network&#8217;s division, which operates an 80,000 mile power grid in the Midlands supplying electricity to more than five million people.<\/p>\n<p>It is part of E.On&#8217;s plan to sell off 15bn euros of assets by 2013.<\/p>\n<p>PPL already owns a UK grid in South Wales and south west England.<\/p>\n<p>German owned E.On still has a range of operations in the UK, including the Kingsnorth power station and Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station.<\/p>\n<p>It also operates windfarms and nuclear power stations, and sells gas and electricity to businesses and households. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-12617668\" title=\"E.On sells its UK power network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E.On sells its UK power network<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 2 March 2011 Last updated at 04:28 ET German energy firm E.On is to sell its UK power network to US business Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) in deal worth \u00a34bn ($6.5bn). 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